Collaborate Disseminate
Jonathan O’Callaghan reports via Scientific American: Despite more than a century of efforts to show otherwise, it seems Albert Einstein can still do no wrong. Or at least that’s the case for his special theory of relativity, which predicts that time t… Continue reading Supernova Slowdowns Confirm Einstein’s Predictions of Time Dilation
Morse code, often referred to as continuous wave (CW) in radio circles, has been gradually falling out of use for a long time now. At least in the United States, …read more Continue reading Learning Morse Code with a DIY Trainer
Justine Calma writes via The Verge: A group of young plaintiffs reached a historic climate settlement with the state of Hawaii and Hawaii Department of Transportation in a deal that will push the state to clean up tailpipe pollution. The 13 youth plain… Continue reading Youth Plaintiffs In Hawaii Reach Historic Climate Deal
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions against a dozen individuals serving executive and senior leadership roles at Kaspersky Lab, a day after the Russian company was banned by the Commerce Depar… Continue reading U.S. Treasury Sanctions 12 Kaspersky Executives Amid Software Ban
Change Healthcare has confirmed a February ransomware attack on its systems, which brought widespread disruption to the U.S. healthcare system for weeks and resulted in the theft of medical records affecting a “substantial proportion of people in Ameri… Continue reading Change Healthcare Confirms Ransomware Hackers Stole Medical Records on a ‘Substantial Proportion’ of Americans
In an excerpt from his book The Chinese Computer: A Global History of the Information Age, [Thomas Mullaney] explains how 1980s computer tech — at least the stuff that was …read more Continue reading Vintage Hacks for Dot Matrix Printers in China
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Fortune: Ellen Bagley was delighted when she made her first sale on a popular second-hand clothing app, but just a few minutes later, the thrill turned to shock as the 20-year-old from Linkoping in Sweden discov… Continue reading Why Going Cashless Has Turned Sweden Into a High-Crime Nation
OpenAI CTO Mira Murati isn’t worried about how AI could hurt some creative jobs, suggesting during a talk that some jobs were maybe always a bit replaceable anyway. From a report: “I think it’s really going to be a collaborative tool, especially in the… Continue reading OpenAI CTO: AI Could Kill Some Creative Jobs That Maybe Shouldn’t Exist Anyway
Have you ever tired of playing with your latest robot invention and wished you could just eat it? Well, that’s exactly what a team of researchers is investigating. There is …read more Continue reading Tired With Your Robot? Why Not Eat it?
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) suffered a massive data breach due to a Snowflake vulnerability, exposing personal details of millions of students and thousands of teachers and staff. Continue reading LAUSD Data Breach: Hackers Leak 25M Records, Including Student Locations